August 29, 2025

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday with no activity on the cheese market at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0150 at $0.57. Two sales were recorded at $0.5675 and $0.57.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.7750.  No sales were recorded.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.78.  No sales were recorded.  Butter […] The post Cash dairy prices mixed in light pre-holiday trading appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An Ohio State University professor says farmland values across the state remains steady despite the decline in the current ag economy. Ani Katchova says high demand from urban development has led to a 4.7 percent increase. “Most of that demand occurs around the large cities in Ohio,” she says. “That’s where we see most of the pressure for housing […] The post Ohio farmland values remain steady despite decline in the ag economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers are preparing for corn and soybean harvest while also planning for the next growing season. Brevant Seeds retail sales agronomist Alexie Garner tells Brownfield that, with so much variability this year, growers will have a lot to think about when selecting seed for 2026. The post Harvest Evaluation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dairy’s checkoff is working to educate new moms and dads about the importance of dairy nutrition. Aris Georgiadis with Dairy Management Inc. tells Brownfield The First 1000 Days educational program is tailored for moms and babies from conception to about two years of age focusing on good dairy nutrition.  Georgiadis says critical nutrients including choline […] The post Checkoff program focuses on dairy nutrition for moms, babies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Results show farmers are more likely to adopt conservation practices if assistance is readily available. Eighth-generation central Illinois farmer Derek Martin says he’s seen the environmental and economic benefits of decades of regenerative agricultural practices, such as no-tilling and cover crops. “We’ve been able to cut back on certain inputs.”  He says, “We’ve been able […] The post More assistance equals more conservation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says he’s concerned China still hasn’t purchased any U.S. soybeans for the new crop marketing year. Arlan Suderman is with StoneX Group says the country usually has 150 to 200 million bushels of new crop U.S. soybeans booked by now. Instead “they’ve been very aggressively booking South American soybeans, mostly Brazil.” Suderman […] The post No confirmed new crop soybean buys from China as marketing year begins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says he’s concerned China still hasn’t purchased any U.S. soybeans for the new crop marketing year. Arlan Suderman is with StoneX Group says the country usually has 150 to 200 million bushels of new crop U.S. soybeans booked by now. Instead “they’ve been very aggressively booking South American soybeans, mostly Brazil.” Suderman […] The post No confirmed new crop soybean buys from China yet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, any showers are limited to the upper Midwest.  Elsewhere, mostly sunny but cool weather favors summer crop development.  In recent weeks, however, short-term drought has developed in parts of the southern and eastern Corn Belt.  According to statistics derived from the U.S. Drought Monitor and the USDA Census of Agriculture, 11% […] The post Seasonally cool weather covers much of the Heartland; welcome rains for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story